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Legislature
- EnglishSubject to this Constitution, each provision of this Division applies, as far as may be-
(a) as between individuals as well as between governmental bodies and individuals; and
(b) to and in relation to corporations and associations (other than governmental bodies) in the same way as it applies to and in relation to individuals, except where, or to the extent that, the contrary intention appears in this Constitution. (Sec. 34)
Legislature
- English1. A person shall not be qualified to be nominated or elected as a member of the Parliament unless that person—
a. is a citizen of the Republic who at the time of nomination has attained the age of twenty-one years;
b. is able to speak and to read the English language well enough to take an active part in the proceedings of Parliament; and
c. is registered as a voter in a constituency.
… (Sec. 51)
Legislature
- English1. The National Parliament shall be elected by universal, free, direct, equal, secret and personal suffrage.
2. The National Parliament shall be made up of a minimum of fifty-two and a maximum of sixty-five Members.
3. The law shall establish the rules relating to constituencies, eligibility conditions, nominations and electoral procedures.
… (Sec. 93) - Tetum1. Ema hili Parlamentu Nasionál liu hosi sufrájiu universál, livre, diretu, hanesan, sekretu no ida-idak.
2. Parlamentu Nasionál sei iha membru/deputadu na’in 52 iha nia mínimu no iha nia máximu membru/deputadu na’in 65.
3. Lei mak sei regula kona-ba regra sira-ne’ebé aplika ba eleisaun, kondisaun ba elijibilidade, kandidatura no lala’ok eleisaun nian.
… (Art. 93) - Portuguese1. O Parlamento Nacional é eleito por sufrágio universal, livre, directo, igual, secreto e pessoal.
2. O Parlamento Nacional é constituído por um mínimo de cinquenta e dois e um máximo de sessenta e cinco deputados.
3. A lei estabelece as regras relativas aos círculos eleitorais, às condições de elegibilidade, às candidaturas e aos procedimentos eleitorais.
… (Art. 93)
Legislature
- EnglishThe sole body of legislative power in Ukraine is the Parliament — the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. (Art. 75)
- UkrainianЄдиним органом законодавчої влади в Україні є парламент - Верховна Рада України. (Стаття 75)
Legislature
- English
The Chamber of Senators will be composed of one hundred twenty eight senators [feminine] and senators [masculine], of whom, in each State and in the City of México, two will be elected following the principle of relative majority vote and one will be assigned to the first minority. For these effects, the political parties must register a list with two formulations [formulas] of candidates. The office of senator of the first minority [senaduría de primera minoría] will be assigned to the formulation of candidates that heads [encabeca] the list of the political party that, by itself, has occupied [ocupado] the second place in the number of votes in the entity concerned.
The thirty-two offices of senator [senadurías] remaining will be elected following the principle of proportional representation, through the system of lists voted in a sole national plurinomial circumscription conformed in accordance with the principle of parity, and headed alternately between women and men each elective period. The law will establish the regulations and formulas for these effects.
The Chamber of Senators will be renewed in its totality each six years. (Art. 56) - Spanish
La Cámara de Senadores se integrará por ciento veintiocho senadoras y senadores, de los cuales, en cada Estado y en la Ciudad de México, dos serán elegidos según el principio de votación mayoritaria relativa y uno será asignado a la primera minoría. Para estos efectos, los partidos políticos deberán registrar una lista con dos fórmulas de candidatos. La senaduría de primera minoría le será asignada a la fórmula de candidaturas que encabece la lista del partido político que, por sí mismo, haya ocupado el segundo lugar en número de votos en la entidad de que se trate.
Las treinta y dos senadurías restantes serán elegidas según el principio de representación proporcional, mediante el sistema de listas votadas en una sola circunscripción plurinominal nacional, conformadas de acuerdo con el principio de paridad, y encabezadas alternadamente entre mujeres y hombres cada periodo electivo. La ley establecerá las reglas y fórmulas para estos efectos.
La Cámara de Senadores se renovará en su totalidad cada seis años. (Art. 56)
Legislature
- EnglishRepresentatives of the people shall be chosen by ballot and any person who is qualified to be an elector may nominate as a candidate and be chosen as a representative for the electoral constituency in which he is registered, save that no person may be chosen against whom an order has been made in any court in the Kingdom for the payment of a specific sum of money the whole or any part of which remains outstanding or if ordered to pay by instalments the whole or any part of such instalments remain outstanding on the day on which such person submits his nomination paper to the Returning Officer:
Provided that a person resident outside of Tonga who is qualified to be an elector will qualify as a candidate only if he is present in Tonga for a period of 3 months within the 6 months before the relevant election. (Clause 65) - Tongan‘E fai ‘a e fili ‘o e kau fakafofonga ‘o e kakai ‘aki ‘a e paloti pea ‘ilonga ha taha kuo fakangofua ke fili ‘e ngofua ke fokotu‘u ia koe kanititeiti pea ke fili ia ko e fakafofonga ma‘ae vahenga fili ‘a ia kuo lesisita ki ai, kae kehe kuo pau he ‘ikai fili ha taha ‘a ia kuo fai ki ai ha tu‘utu‘uni ‘i ha Fakamaau‘anga ‘i he Pule‘anga ke totongi ha pa‘anga kuo tuhu‘i pau ‘a ia ko hono kotoa pe konga ‘o ia ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi pe kuo tu‘utu‘uni ke totongi fakakongokonga ‘a e kotoa pe ha konga ‘o e pa‘anga ‘oku te‘eki ke totongi fakakongokonga ko ia ‘i he ‘aho ‘oku ‘oatu ai ‘e he toko taha ko ia ‘ene pepa fili ki he ‘Ofisa Faifili:
Ka kuo pau ko ha taha ‘oku ‘ikai nofo ‘i Tonga ‘a ia ‘oku ngofua ke hoko ko e taha fili ‘e ‘i ai pe ‘ene mafai ke hoko ko ha kanititeiti kapau ‘oku ne ‘i Tonga ‘i ha vaha‘a taimi ko e mahina ‘e tolu ‘i loto ‘i he mahina ‘e ono kimu‘a ‘i he fili felave‘i ko ia. (Kupu 65)
Legislature
- English1. The Assembly of the Republic is the representative assembly of all Mozambican citizens.
… (Art. 167) - Portuguese1. A Assembleia da República é a assembleia representativa de todos os cidadãos moçambicanos.
… (Art. 167)
Legislature
- English
The Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall consist of one hundred fifty deputies elected in accordance with the law.
The Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be the chamber of territorial representation and consist of members of the Senate (senators).
Members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be elected in equal quantity — in four persons — from the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and the city of Tashkent by secret ballot at relevant joint sessions of deputies of Zhokarghy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, representative bodies of state authority of regions, districts, cities and towns from among these deputies.
Nine members of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from among the most authoritative citizens with extensive practical experience and special merits in the sphere of science, art, literature, manufacture and other spheres of state and public activity.
A deputy of the Legislative Сhamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as a member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, may be a citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who has reached on the date of the elections twenty five years of age and permanently residing on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan not less than five years. Requirements for candidates to be a deputy shall be determined by law.
One and the same person may not be simultaneously a deputy of the Legislative Chamber and a member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan. (Art. 92)4 - Uzbek
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasi qonunga muvofiq saylanadigan bir yuz ellik deputatdan iborat.
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Senati hududiy vakillik palatasi bo‘lib, Senat a’zolaridan (senatorlardan) iborat.
O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Senati a’zolari Qoraqalpog‘iston Respublikasi Jo‘qorg‘i Kengesi, viloyatlar, tumanlar va shaharlar davlat hokimiyati vakillik organlari deputatlarining tegishli qo‘shma majlislarida mazkur deputatlar orasidan yashirin ovoz berish yo‘li bilan Qoraqalpog‘iston Respublikasi, viloyatlar va Toshkent shahridan teng miqdorda — to‘rt kishidan saylanadi. O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi Senatining to‘qqiz nafar a’zosi fan, san’at, adabiyot, ishlab chiqarish sohasida hamda davlat va jamiyat faoliyatining boshqa tarmoqlarida katta amaliy tajribaga ega bo‘lgan hamda alohida xizmat ko‘rsatgan eng obro‘li fuqarolar orasidan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Prezidenti tomonidan tayinlanadi.
Saylov kuni yigirma besh yoshga to‘lgan hamda kamida besh yil O‘zbekiston Respublikasi hududida muqim yashayotgan O‘zbekiston Respublikasi fuqarosi O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasi deputati, shuningdek O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Senati a’zosi bo‘lishi mumkin. Deputatlikka nomzodlarga qo‘yiladigan talablar qonun bilan belgilanadi.
Ayni bir shaxs bir paytning o‘zida O‘zbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisining Qonunchilik palatasi deputati va Senati a’zosi bo‘lishi mumkin emas.
... (92-modda)
Legislature
- English(1) Of the Senators
(a) one-third of their number (excluding any Senator who holds the office of Attorney-General) shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition; and
(b) the others shall be appointed by the Governor-General, acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
… (Sec. 30)
Legislature
- English
The legislative power is exercised by a Parliament, composed of two Chambers, the National People’s Assembly and the Council of the Nation.
Each of the two Chambers of the Parliament elaborates and votes the law sovereignly. (Art. 114) - Arabic
يمارس السّلطة التّشريعيّة برلمـان يتكوّن من غرفتين، وهما المجلس الشّعبيّ الوطنيّ ومجلس الأمّة.
كل غرفة من غرفتي البرلمان لها السيادة في إعداد القانون والتّصويت عليه. (المادة 114) - French
Le pouvoir législatif est exercé par un Parlement, composé de deux chambres, l’Assemblée Populaire Nationale et le Conseil de la Nation.
Chacune des deux chambres du Parlement élabore et vote la loi souverainement. (Art. 114)